On 31/8/08 11:05, in article ,
"Martin" wrote:

On Sun, 31 Aug 2008 10:52:20 +0100, Sacha wrote:

On 31/8/08 09:02, in article ,
"Martin" wrote:

On Sun, 31 Aug 2008 00:23:49 +0100, Sacha wrote:

On 30/8/08 23:14, in article , "Pete C"
wrote:

Bob Hobden wrote:
"Sacha" wrote
June Hughes kindly alerted me to this today. It's "A little place I
know" and this week's is by Guy Watson of Riverford Farm:
http://www.guardian.co.uk/lifeandsty...ants.foodanddr
in
k1


Garden Centre...bl..dy insult!

Quirky??


As in not a garden centre. ;-)

Quirky Sacha? LOL

Certainly not, she says, adjusting her navy skirt, pussy bow blouse and
string of pearls!

Mind boggling )

You forgot your non matching wellies.

Oh, I thought those Cath Kidston flowery jobs, eh?
--
Sacha
http://www.hillhousenursery.com
South Devon

On 31/8/08 12:50, in article ,
"Rusty Hinge 2" wrote:

The message
from Sacha contains these words:
On 31/8/08 09:02, in article ,
"Martin" wrote:
On Sun, 31 Aug 2008 00:23:49 +0100, Sacha
wrote:
On 30/8/08 23:14, in article , "Pete C"
wrote:
Bob Hobden wrote:
"Sacha" wrote

Garden Centre...bl..dy insult!

Quirky??


As in not a garden centre. ;-)

Quirky Sacha? LOL

Certainly not, she says, adjusting her navy skirt, pussy bow blouse and
string of pearls!

Then adjusts her black fishnet stockings and

(next contribution, please!)

Where *was* you dragged up?! Black stockings with navy skirts. What IS the
world coming to!

--
Sacha
http://www.hillhousenursery.com
South Devon

On 31/8/08 13:40, in article , "Spider"
wrote:


"Sacha" wrote in message
...
On 30/8/08 19:49, in article , "Spider"
wrote:


"Sacha" wrote in message
...
June Hughes kindly alerted me to this today. It's "A little place I
know"
and this week's is by Guy Watson of Riverford Farm:

http://www.guardian.co.uk/lifeandstyle/2008/aug/30/restaurants.foodanddrink
1


--
Sacha
http://www.hillhousenursery.com
South Devon


Oh well done, Sacha! I'm really pleased for you. Obviously, next time
we
visit we'll have to stay long enough to enjoy a cake .. or two...
spiders
have two stomachs, did you know that?! Any excuse to feast on some
scoff!
:~)

Spider


No, I didn't know spiders have two stomach but perhaps your first stomach
can deal with broccoli and Stilton soup and your second with a cream tea!

Sounds good to me ... Yum yum!

when I was at school I remember being told that spiders have lungs that
are
formed rather like the leaves of books. So - they take in enough oxygen
for the quick dash and then run out and have to wait to recoup!


Quite right! Well remembered. Actually, it's a bit more complicated than
that because there are mygalomorph spiders (the more primitive, chunky
tarantula types) which have the book lungs you describe; then there are the
araneomorph spiders (more evolved, less chunky types inc. most British
spiders) which have book lungs *plus* a tracheal spiracle (breathing tube),
which allows them more efficient breathing and sprinting ability. However,
even these eventually run out of breath. The real limiter, though, is their
blood pressure/body fluid pressure. In effect, spiders are powered by
hydraulics. I'm sure you've seen a dead spider with its legs drawn up
underneath its body; this is because the hydraulics have failed. The 33
muscles in a spiders leg only *retract* the legs, body fluids *extend* the
legs. Therefore, when the hydraulics fail, the muscles automatically draw
the legs back under the spider.

Oh now look .. you've got me rambling on about spiders! I'd better do a
hundred lines of "This is a gardening newsgroup"!! Then I'll scuttle off
into the garden.

Spider

Where you will certainly find several of your little furry chums waiting for
you. V. interesting and thank you, however. Nonetheless, I have to admit
that even that description gave me a mild fit of the heebies!

--
Sacha
http://www.hillhousenursery.com
South Devon

On 31/8/08 14:59, in article
, "Sally Thompson"
wrote:

On Sun, 31 Aug 2008 12:50:29 +0100, Rusty Hinge 2 wrote
(in article ):

The message
from Sacha contains these words:
On 31/8/08 09:02, in article ,
"Martin" wrote:
On Sun, 31 Aug 2008 00:23:49 +0100, Sacha
wrote:
On 30/8/08 23:14, in article , "Pete C"
wrote:
Bob Hobden wrote:
"Sacha" wrote

Garden Centre...bl..dy insult!

Quirky??


As in not a garden centre. ;-)

Quirky Sacha? LOL

Certainly not, she says, adjusting her navy skirt, pussy bow blouse and
string of pearls!

Then adjusts her black fishnet stockings and

(next contribution, please!)



Goes into a telephone box and turns into Superwoman?


Been there, done that, got the tights. ;-)

--
Sacha
http://www.hillhousenursery.com
South Devon

On 31/8/08 19:31, in article ,
"Rusty Hinge 2" wrote:

The message
from Jennifer Sparkes contains these words:
The message
from Rusty Hinge 2 contains these words:
The message
from Sacha contains these words:
On 31/8/08 09:02, in article ,
"Martin" wrote:
On Sun, 31 Aug 2008 00:23:49 +0100, Sacha
wrote:
On 30/8/08 23:14, in article ,
"Pete C"
wrote:
Bob Hobden wrote:
"Sacha" wrote

Garden Centre...bl..dy insult!

Quirky??


As in not a garden centre. ;-)

Quirky Sacha? LOL

Certainly not, she says, adjusting her navy skirt, pussy bow blouse and
string of pearls!

Then adjusts her black fishnet stockings and

... sticks a pheasant feather in her sou'wester ...

...and a cottontail rudder


Now, now you two!!
--
Sacha
http://www.hillhousenursery.com
South Devon

"Rusty Hinge 2" wrote in message
k...
The message
from "Spider" contains these words:

Oh now look .. you've got me rambling on about spiders! I'd better do a
hundred lines of "This is a gardening newsgroup"!! Then I'll scuttle
off
into the garden.

Well, we can't say you haven't got a leg to stand on innit.

--
Rusty
Direct reply to: horrid dot squeak snailything zetnet point co period uk
Separator in search of a sig


LOL! :~))

Spider

In article
,
Judith in France writes
On Aug 30, 12:31*pm, Sacha wrote:
June Hughes kindly alerted me to this today. *It's "A little place I know"
and this week's is by Guy Watson of Riverford
Farm:http://www.guardian.co.uk/lifeandsty...estaurants.foo
dan...



I typed it in and got
Hix Oyster & Chop House
--
Janet Tweedy
Dalmatian Telegraph
http://www.lancedal.demon.co.uk

On 4/9/08 12:11, in article , "Janet Tweedy"
wrote:

In article
,
Judith in France writes
On Aug 30, 12:31*pm, Sacha wrote:
June Hughes kindly alerted me to this today. *It's "A little place I know"
and this week's is by Guy Watson of Riverford
Farm:http://www.guardian.co.uk/lifeandsty...estaurants.foo
dan...



I typed it in and got
Hix Oyster & Chop House

Don't understand that. It was in the Food & Life Style section and he said
"Hill House Nursery
Landscove, Ashburton, Devon, 01803 762273
Based in a rectory, this quirky garden centre stocks an eclectic selection
of plants and serves the most wonderful homemade scones and cakes."
http://www.guardian.co.uk/lifeandsty....foodanddrink1

We had no idea he was going to do this so when Raymond wrote to thank him
and ask for permission to quote him on our web site, he said "Quirky eh?" to
which Guy's reply was in his book, quirky is good, as in 'not corporate'!
Corporate we certainly ain't!


--
Sacha
http://www.hillhousenursery.com
(Un-illustrated Plant List now shown)
South Devon